The state Senate Majority Leader, who turns 87 next month, will become the newest of 17 board members who oversee Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, according to a report.
There isn't a state law affirming abortion rights in New Jersey. Activists worry case law won't be enough if the Supreme Court guts or overturns Roe v. Wade.
Backers of a bill that would solidify and expand abortion rights in New Jersey are demanding that the proposal gets heard in the Legislature this month.
A 15-member panel that examined misogyny and other issues related to the culture of New Jersey politics recommends a series of changes in a 76-page report.
The state Treasury Department announced last week that a diversity study will be conducted. Activists say nothing happened after the last one 15+ years ago.
Eight bills addressing sexual assault, stemming from a group convened by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, are scheduled for Senate approval Thursday.
Nurses union wants to know why COVID cases among hospital workers aren't on NJ dashboard. A bill also puts disclosure onus on people working at multiple sites.
Language in the three-month budget enacted Tuesday directs the DEP to seek ideas for "cultural, recreational and local economic opportunities" in state parks.
Legislators from across the political spectrum say it's time - or past time - for the state to commit to dates for reopening businesses ordered to close.